Seedfolks Chapter 9 Curtis

Curtis was most interested in winning back his ex-girlfriend named _________________.

• Miranda

• Lateesha

• Marlesha

• Laila

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What happened between Lateesha and Curtis? The author said, “I was twenty-three. With this body, I had other girls hanging on me at the time. Some of ‘em I just couldn’t brush off. When Lateesha found out, she slammed the door in my face so hard the paint cracked.”

• Curtis broke up with Lateesha because she was dating someone else

• Curtis had too many options to just date Lateesha

• Lateesha broke up with Curtis after he cheated on her

• Lateesha wasn't interested in Curtis

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Read this quote from the story. “Deltoids-awesome. Pecs-check ‘em out. Quads-now playing on a body near you. Can’t help being born with this body, or living three doors down from Kapp’s gym. Can’t stop people calling me Atlas or Ceps. That’s short for Biceps R Us.” What do you think Curtis looked like?

• Skinny

• Heavy

• Tall

• Built/muscles

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All were nicknames of Curtis except...

• Atlas

• Tomato

• Curt

• Ceps

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The author said, "But when I came up to her on the street, she turned her back. Wouldn’t let me explain. Twice it happened. No chance for words. So I decided to give her some deeds instead." What does "deeds" mean based on the context clues?

• property deeds

• good deeds

• legal deeds

• official documents

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The author said, “She lives straight across the street from the garden. I staked out a spot right by the sidewalk, where she could look down and see it. Then I came home with six little tomato plants in plastic containers. She had a serious thing for tomatoes. What was the author implying?

• Curtis saved a plot in the garden for Lateesha

• Curtis was planting tomatoes to get Lateesha's attention

• Curtis thought he could show Lateesha what she's been missing by showing off his muscles while working in the garden

• Curtis wanted to sell tomatoes to Lateesha

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The author said, "This old man with no teeth and a straw hat showed me how to tie the plants up to stakes." Which previous character is Curtis referring to?

• Sam

• Wendell

• Tio Juan

• Gonzalo

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What started happening to Curtis's tomatoes?

• They were being sold to a local grocer.

• They were getting stolen.

• They were getting bugs all over them.

• They were dying.

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Who did Curtis hire to guard his tomatoes at night?

• Felix

• Jeffery

• Ricky

• Royce

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Why was Royce having to sleep in the garden at night? Choose two.

• He liked sleeping in the peaceful garden.

• His dad was beating him.

• He needed to be able to eat the vegetables to survive.

• His dad kicked him out of his house.

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